/**
* Copyright 2009 Maxim Cassian Porges
* 
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
* 
*     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
* 
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
* limitations under the License.
*/
package loom.abc
{
	import loom.abc.enum.MultinameKind;

    /**
     * Loom representation of a multiname. Although I hate using the word "base" in classes, I was required to since there
     * is a multiname type called <code>Multiname</code>. 
     * 
     * @see http://www.adobe.com/devnet/actionscript/articles/avm2overview.pdf     "Names" in the AVM Spec (page 8)
     */
	public class BaseMultiname
	{
		private var _kind : MultinameKind;
		
		public function BaseMultiname(kindValue : MultinameKind)
		{
			_kind = kindValue;
		}
		
		public function assertAppropriateMultinameKind(expectedKinds : Array, givenKind : MultinameKind) : void
		{
			if (expectedKinds.indexOf(givenKind) == -1)
			{
				throw new Error("Invalid Multiname Kind: " + givenKind);
			}
		}
		
		public function get kind() : MultinameKind
		{
			return _kind;
		}
		
		public function equals(multiname : BaseMultiname) : Boolean
		{
			var matches : Boolean = false;
			if (multiname.kind == kind)
			{
				matches = true;
			}
			
			return matches;
		}
	}
}